Effectively Wild Episode 2371: Why No No-Nos?
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2025
⏱️ 116 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Trent Grisham’s 30-homer season is more or less surprising than Juan Soto’s almost-30-steal season, Colson Montgomery’s dinger spree, why there hasn’t been a no-hitter this season, and the exciting-but-boring AL/NL West races. Then (26:47) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Ashton Moss to banter about his baseball background and answer listener emails about the value of crowds, minor leaguers and strikeouts, WAR and pitcher value, the effect of funk on familiarity, double switches, automatic doubles, missing bats, rounding bases, and BP with fielders, plus (1:46:18) a postscript.
Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Trammell bat story
Link to FB% leaders
Link to Montgomery leaderboard
Link to no no-nos article
Link to no-hit-starts query
Link to team records since 8/1
Link to Ballers story
Link to Carter story
Link to Hang Up
Link to Day’s non-piercing
Link to Clippers Wall
Link to Clippers logo
Link to PTFO podcast
Link to S-JAWS
Link to Lincecum splits
Link to double switch wiki
Link to dictionary definition
Link to ground rule double wiki
Link to pitch types penalty
Link to “My Oh My”
Link to “speedball” reference
Link to “2-3 count”
Link to listener emails database
Link to MuniciPals Golf Podcast
Link to listener emails
Link to Data Golf
Link to Data Golf interview
Link to bomb and gouge info
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Effectively wild |
| 0:03.4 | It's the only show I did |
| 0:06.9 | hosted by Ben Lindberg |
| 0:10.6 | and Meg Riley |
| 0:13.6 | I want to hear about show |
| 0:17.6 | Hey O Toney |
| 0:18.8 | Or Mike Trout with three Hello and welcome to episode of Hello and welcome to episode 2371 of Effectively Wild, a baseball podcast from fan graphsraphs presented by our Patreon supporters. |
| 0:38.8 | I'm Ben Lindberg of the Ringer, joined by Meg Rally of FanGraphs. |
| 0:42.5 | Hello, Meg. |
| 0:43.4 | Hello. |
| 0:44.3 | We will be joined in a short while by a Mike Trout tier Patreon supporter. |
| 0:49.5 | Haven't had one on for a few months, I think. |
| 0:52.2 | So we will have a guest soon. But before we do, just a quick |
| 0:56.7 | bit of intro banter. I was trying to decide which has shocked me more. Juan Soto being on the |
| 1:04.7 | verge of 30 stolen bases, which we talked about the other day, or Trent Grisham, who was involved in a trade involving Juan Soto, having 30 home runs. |
| 1:17.1 | 30. |
| 1:17.6 | He's not even on the verge. |
| 1:19.1 | He has hit his 30th home run. |
| 1:21.7 | They're in hand. |
| 1:22.8 | Yeah, this is... |
| 1:23.6 | Out of hand, is the case maybe. |
| 1:25.1 | Yeah, this has completely changed my conception of both of these players. |
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